Irving Berlin said life is 10% what you make…

Page 94. Irving Berlin said life is 10% what you make it and 90% of how you take it.

— from The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)

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The reality of a situation does not change; what changes, and the only thing you can change, is your perception of it. Irving Berlin put the same truth in plainer clothes: life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you take it. You will recall the rough formula from the chapters before — the Event plus your Perception equals the Outcome. — The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)

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